Rugs Antiques

Sites with educational content about antique rugs and other textiles of interest to collectors fall within this category. Textiles other than rugs include garments, utilitarian objects (containers, for example) and trappings of various kinds.

• Antique Ottoman Rugs in Transylvania - Based on Stefano Ionescu's book of the same title, with over 260 color photos of antique rugs.
  
• JBOC's Notes on Oriental Rugs - Barry O'Connell's opinions of oriental rugs and the people involved with them.
  
• Silk and Wool: Ottoman Textile Designs in Turkish Rugs - A scholarly article by a collector, Gerard Paquin.
  
• The Persian Carpet Gallery - A noncommercial site from Stanford University, with a history of Persian carpets and examples of rugs from most regions of Iran.
  
• Richard E. Wright Research Reports - A scholar's notes on the nature and origin of textiles.
  
• Harlequin Thunderstrand - A nice online catalog of antique rugs and back issues of Hali.
  
• Textile Museum - Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop.
  
• Raymond Benardout Gallery - Los Angeles dealer (formerly in London) in antique rugs, textiles, and tapestries.
  
• Clive Rogers Oriental Rugs - Photos and information about antique oriental rugs.
  
• Holly L. Smith & Co. - The care and cleaning of oriental rugs, by a well known restorer.
  
• Nikos A. Salingaros: Contributions to Carpet Studies - University of Texas Mathematics Professor applies and defends methodology of Christopher Alexander.
  
• Shaver~Ramsey, Oriental Rugs - Denver dealer with many educational events for new and experienced collectors.
  
• San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society - Large, active rug collector club, with on-line exhibitions.
  
• Kilim.com - Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum.
  
• Le Bazaar D'Orient - Commercial site with a lot of information about Turkish weaving. In English and French.
  
• Hajji Baba Club - Activities, news and photos of events of the New York based rug collector club.
  
• Cetinkaya Gallery - Well known Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, with live and on-line exhibitions.
  
• Franses US - North American gallery specializing in historic tapestries, carpets and textiles, with periodic exhibitions.
  
• Oriental Rug Society in Gothenburg (Sweden) - A non-commercial society for collectors of oriental textiles, includes exhibitions, photos and facts.
  
• deYoung Museum Textiles - Includes collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
  
• Textile Museum of Canada - Toronto's museum devoted to textiles.
  
• Keshishian Carpets - Dealer (New York and London) in oriental rugs and textiles.
  
• Mark Keshishian and Sons - Dealer site with some articles about rugs.
  
• Arts - The Antique Rug & Textile Show in San Francisco
  
• Textile Gallery - Michael Franses' commercial site with scholarly exhibitions
  
• Alberto Levi Gallery - Antique textiles and carpets; periodic exhibitions.
  
• American Conference on Oriental Rugs - Association of American rug societies, with conventions every two years.
  
• Costumes and Textiles - Exhibitions from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
  
• TextilesAsArt.com - Very beautiful site from a dealer with a wide range of Asian textiles.
  
• Emmett Eiland's Oriental Rugs - San Francisco bay area (Berkeley) dealer's site has topical articles about oriental rugs.
  
• Persian Carpet - Cultural information and history related to Persian carpets.
  
• Azerbaijan Carpets - Information about culture and history of rug weaving in Azerbaijan; seller of mostly mid-20th century carpets.
  
• Oriental Rug Review - A tabloid from 1981-1987, color magazine until 1996. Now on the web only. Back issues, some new material.
  
• Claudio Mariani: Tibetan and Chinese Antiques and Carpets - Commercial site with images of Tibetan and Chinese rugs and a list of recommended readings.
  
• Oriental Rugs History - Informational site with brief essays about weaving, materials, dyes, design, classification and history of oriental rugs.
  
• Tribal Art at Rimea.net - A personal collection and exchange of oriental, tribal rugs.
  
• Jacobsen Oriental Rugs and Carpets - A commercial site with lots of information, especially useful for the novice collector.
  
• Gallery Tulip - Antique textiles from the silk road countries. In English and Japanese.
  
• New England Rug Society - Organization for collectors of rugs and textiles.
  
• Carpet Encyclopedia - Information about all aspects of care and collecting of oriental rugs. Multilingual.
  
• eRug Gallery - Commercial site with a "Learn About Rugs" section.
  
• Armenian Rugs Society - Organization devoted to the appreciation of Armenian rugs.
  
• FlyingRugs - Rugs and kilims, largely from Konya, Turkey, with many images and some background information.
  
• Zadah Fine European & Oriental Carpets - Decorative European carpets and tapestries; antique oriental rugs and carpets.
  
• Armenian Rugs and Carpets - Scholarly essay on the ethnographic history and significance of carpets in Armenia.
  
• Tschebull Antique Carpets - Informative commercial site, by one of the leading authorities on northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs.
  
• Antique and decorative Oriental rugs and textiles - Antique tribal rugs and decorative carpets.
  
• NonPlusUltra - Includes a number of (mostly antique) rugs for sale, articles and announcements of interest to collectors.
  
• Brandon Oriental Rugs - Nice introductory material for the newcomer to the rug world.
  
• Hort Oriental Rugs - Antique oriental rugs, mostly village and tribal, with some background information on each.
  
• Oriental Rugs, The Connoisseur's Guide - Recommendations for identifying and evaluating oriental rugs and carpets.
  
• Haliden Oriental Carpets - Dealers in antique oriental carpets, Persian rugs, tribal rugs and trappings. Cleaning, restoration, repair, and conservation services.
  
• HALI - English periodical devoted to oriental rugs, textiles, and Islamic Art.
  
• Oriental Rugs of Bath - Dealer in old and new quality hand-made rugs, especially room-size and over-size. Specialist cleaning and repairs, valuations.
  
• Christopher Legge - Sales, restoration and cleaning of antique and new oriental carpets.
  
• Oldcarpet - Information about Persian rugs; cleaning, texture, sizes, color, materials, knots, values.
  
• Perryman Oriental Carpets - Australian dealer in textiles, restoration and cleaning services.
  
• International Conference on Oriental Carpets - Organization dedicated to carpet and textile arts, with conventions every three years, and books for sale.
  
• Urartu Carpets & Kilims - Oriental rugs and textiles from Anatolia and central Asia.
  
• Rippon Boswell & Co - International auction house specializing in antique carpets and textiles.
  
• Silk Road - New and antique rugs and kilims made with natural dyes, wholesale and retail.
  
• Cocoon - Seref Ozen, Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, mostly from central and western Asia.
  
• International Hajji Baba Society - Rug collector club in Washington, D.C.
  
• Pazyryk Gesellschaft - German collector club, with announcements, exhibitions and other information. [German and English]
  
• Collins Gallery - Old and antique Persian rugs, with reference material, bibliography, articles and many photographs of Bijars.
  
• Rug Rag - Information about Oriental Rugs including new, old and antiques. Also includes a forum where consumers can get help identifying rug type, age and value.
  
• One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles - Exhibition of Chinese textiles, on display in 1995 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
  
• Philadelphia Oriental Rug Society - An active rug collector organization.
  
• Vanishing Textiles - Selections from an exhibition/book on ethnographic textiles.
  
• RugLore - An informative site operated by Sam Gorden, an irascible, knowledgeable rug enthusiast.
  
• Seattle Textile and Rug Society - Increasing understanding and appreciation of collectible textiles and oriental rugs in the greater Seattle area.
  
• Turkish Bazaar - Provides information about Oriental rug making, kilims, the language of motifs, selection and care.
  
• Tea and Carpets - Noncommercial site with talk, news, and links about oriental carpets and carpet collecting them.
  
• The Lenkoran Gallery of Antique Textile Arts - A gallery in London, England featuring a range of pieces from different parts of the world.
  
• Ghereh - Quarterly journal for textile collectors. English and Italian editions.
  
• Jozan - Articles, auction news, sales gallery and information about oriental rugs.
  
  

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